Comedian ‘Sydney Talker’ Demands To Be Tested For Corona Virus After Experiencing Symptoms

Reknowned Nigerian social media comedian and content creator, Sydney Talker has called on the Nigeria Center For Disease Control (CDC) to do a COVID-19 test on him after he showed sympthoms of the novel virus.

Sydney Talker who is well know for his funny skit on social media, earlier shared a video via his twitter page, tagging the Nigeria Center For Disease Control of his crucial health condition. As stated by the Nigeria Center For Disease Control Twitter handler, they thought it was one of his funny skit to create awareness of the novel virus.

According to the handler of the NCDC’s twitter page, they’ve reached out to Sydney who was sick in the video but confirmed and responded that he’s fine and feeling well.

Here is the tweet the NCDC shared on their Twitter page:

We received several messages & calls, over an Instagram video. The individual was said to be very sick & reported that NCDC did not respond. We have reached out to him and he said what he did was a SKIT. He is well Pls respect the call and message lines. Do not spread panic

We received several messages & calls, over an Instagram video. The individual was said to be very sick & reported that NCDC did not respond.

We have reached out to him and he said what he did was a SKIT. He is well

Pls respect the call and message lines. Do not spread panic pic.twitter.com/RoCp84zk6E

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2020

According to the Comedian as to response to the above tweet from the NCDC, Sydney Talker disproved the NCDC claim that he’s fine and feeling well. He said this as he cried out to the NCDC:

What kind of lie is this??? you didn’t reach out to me and I wasn’t doing a skit. Please all I want is to be tested because the symptoms get worse by the day.

https://twitter.com/sydney_talker/status/1243667401595670528

We hope Sydney is fine and receiving treatment now. Your No.1 Entertainment blog, Thelivepunch.com will countinue to update you on this story.